Uasin Gishu governor Jackson Mandago is now calling for the amendment of the Employment Act to make it easy for public officers to be sacked.
Mandago blames the act for the increase in cases of corruption not only in devolved units but also in the national government institutions.
He also wants county bosses to be allowed to authorize payments so that whenever graft allegations emerge, they are in a better position to explain before the court of law.
"Nowadays someone is arrested and taken to court over payments he/she did not authorize. If governors are allowed to sign those cheques then it would be easier for them to explain to the court why such questionable payments went through," he said.
Speaking in Eldoret town on Tuesday, the vocal governor lamented that it is now too hard to sack a public officer even if found engaging in graft-related deals.
“The Employers Act as it is now is too rigid. That is why sometimes you’ll see the President frustrated because some of the public officers are not working as expected and they can not be sacked just like that,” said Mandago.
“Firing public officers should be made a one-minute business,” he added.
The Employment Act, 2007 was passed on October 22, 2007, and came into force on June 2, 2008, repealing the Employment Act, Chapter 226 which came into force on May 3, 1976.
The act sets a benchmark for what is acceptable in regards to terms and conditions of employment and conduct of the parties in the employment relationship.
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